For a team that has won the Pac-12 Conference title the past two years, Stanford was not warmly embraced in the early rounds of the NFL draft.

Until the last pick of the fourth round Saturday, Cal - the worst team in the Pac-12 last season - had more picks than Stanford.

That quickly changed with a run on Cardinal offensive linemen, and the Farm wound up with six picks, tying its draft record. Surprisingly, Shayne Skov - the team's inspirational leader - was not among the 10 inside linebackers chosen, instead signing with the 49ers afterward as an undrafted free agent.

Bears linebacker Khairi Fortt went to the Saints in the fourth round with the 126th overall pick, joining teammate Richard Rodgers, a third-round pick by Green Bay. Stanford's only selection at that point was linebacker Trent Murphy, a second-round pick by Washington.

But Stanford offensive tackle Cameron Fleming was chosen by the Patriots at the end of the fourth round and guard David Yankey by the Vikings early in the fifth round. Free safety Ed Reynolds was picked by the Eagles later in the fifth round, and running back Tyler Gaffney, who had the second-best rushing season in school history last season, went to Carolina in the sixth.

Defensive end Ben Garner was picked by Dallas in the seventh round despite missing the final six games with a torn pectoral muscle.

Fortt went to Penn State for two years before transferring to Cal in 2012 in the upheaval of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal. He arrived at Berkeley with a knee injury and redshirted in 2012. In 2013, his only season with the Bears, he missed the last three games with an injury.

"I can't be more happy," Fortt said. "Life doesn't go as planned. You're always going to have adversity. Penn State and Cal - two different schemes, two different styles. All those experiences helped me be the man I am today."

Fleming started the last two years at right tackle, then entered the draft with a year of eligibility remaining. He will graduate next month with a degree in aeronautics and astronautics.

Yankey had been considered Stanford's top offensive line prospect, but tackles are valued more than guards by the NFL. He returned from a season-ending injury as a freshman to start every game in 2011 at left guard. He switched to left tackle in 2012 before moving back to guard last season.

Stanford coach David Shaw, moonlighting as an analyst on the NFL Network's coverage of the draft, said he thought the Vikings might use Yankey at right tackle, although he "can play anywhere across the offensive line."

Yankey said he was thrilled with the prospect of playing with Adrian Peterson. "I've watched that guy explode on Sundays for the past couple of years," he said. "To get a chance to play with him and block for him and see him do some of that magical stuff in person is exciting."

Gaffney, whose 1,709 yards last season were the second-highest rushing total in school history, said, "I am stoked. ... I'm glad the Panthers believe in me and will allow me to show everybody what I can truly do."

ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. said Reynolds "would have been wise to go back to Stanford. ... He would have gone a lot higher with another campaign in Palo Alto."

San Jose State cornerback Bené Benwikere was picked by the Panthers in the fifth round and record-setting quarterback David Fales by the Bears in the sixth round. Fales outdueled Fresno State's Derek Carr, a 49ers pick, in the Spartans' 62-52 upset, but his arm was not considered strong enough to suit some NFL scouts.